Qualified teacher status (QTS)

Visit our pages on QTS standards and the requirements for initial teacher training (ITT).

Teach magazine

This lively, termly magazine is for undergraduates who are interested in pursuing a career in teaching. To receive copies, contact the TDA publications line on 0845 6060 323.

Teaching Information Line (TIL)

The Teaching Information Line is a telephone-based information and advice service for anyone interested in becoming a teacher.

Tel: 0845 6000 991 (for English speakers)
Tel: 0845 6000 992 (for Welsh speakers)
Minicom: 0117 915 8161
E-mail: teaching@tdainfo.co.uk

TDA website

The TDA’s recruitment website www.tda.gov.uk/recruit has comprehensive, up-to-date information on all aspects of teaching. Visitors to the site can also register their interest in teaching or e-mail enquiries directly to experienced teaching consultants.

DCSF

The Department for Children Schools and Families is responsible for the education sector in England and is a useful source of further information. Its site specially for teachers contains a wealth of information about pay and conditions, the main leadership and management issues in schools today, professional development, and so on.

GTTR

The Graduate Teachers' Training Registry website lists graduate initial teacher training courses in England and Wales and offers the facility of online applications and tracking.

UCAS

The Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) website lists undergraduate initial teacher training courses in England and Wales and offers the facility of online applications and tracking.

Welsh Assembly Government

Learning Wales is the Welsh Assembly Government’s training and education website, which includes information about careers in teaching.